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<v Speaker 1>What's up, everyone, and welcome to another episode of the

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<v Speaker 1>Epstein Chronicles. In this episode, we're going to pick up

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<v Speaker 1>where we left off with the New Mexico prelim Report

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<v Speaker 1>released by the Epstein Truth Commission in New Mexico. Although

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<v Speaker 1>the record is voluminous, there are still significant gaps in

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<v Speaker 1>the evidence. For instance, Epstein's email communication cover only the

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<v Speaker 1>period between two thousand and nine and twenty nineteen. Moreover,

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<v Speaker 1>past investigative efforts focused on limited targets in limited locations,

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<v Speaker 1>whereas other locations where Epstein was alleged to have engaged

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<v Speaker 1>in illegal activity, including New Mexico, were largely ignored. The

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<v Speaker 1>Commission has not received full cooperation in obtaining evidence from

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<v Speaker 1>federal and state entities that previously conducted investigations into Epstein's

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<v Speaker 1>activities in New Mexico. The US Attorney's Office for the

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<v Speaker 1>District of New Mexico has only partially responded to the

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<v Speaker 1>commission subpoena for records, meaning that they have only returned

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<v Speaker 1>sparse records of informationation that do not fully respond to

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<v Speaker 1>the subpoena's request. Other DOJ components, including SDNY and the

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<v Speaker 1>U S Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida,

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<v Speaker 1>the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan, and the District

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<v Speaker 1>of South Carolina have refused to comply with the commissions

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<v Speaker 1>subpoena or entirely ignored them. Documents released under the EFTA

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<v Speaker 1>constitute an important source of evidence. However, there are numerous

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<v Speaker 1>facts documented in documents released under EFTA that cannot be

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<v Speaker 1>verified or adequately assessed for credibility. For instance, the FBI

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<v Speaker 1>received a tip on November twenty fifth, twenty nineteen, that

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<v Speaker 1>stated two dead bodies were buried at the ranch. The

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<v Speaker 1>information through testimony of former Attorney General Hector Baldaris, revealed

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<v Speaker 1>that tip was never provided to his office at the

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<v Speaker 1>time it was given to the FBI. To date, the

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<v Speaker 1>validity of the claim is unknown, nor is its source known.

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<v Speaker 1>The statute does not grant DOJ unlimited discretion to withhold

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<v Speaker 1>or redact material. It permits withholding only for five specific reasons,

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<v Speaker 1>Protecting victims personally identifiable information, protecting against disclosure of child

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<v Speaker 1>sexual abuse material, protecting active investigations narrowly and temporarily, protecting

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<v Speaker 1>graphic images of death or abuse, and protecting properly classified

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<v Speaker 1>national security information. Any redaction made under these grounds must

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<v Speaker 1>come with a written justification published in the Federal Register,

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<v Speaker 1>the government's official daily journal for regulations, notices, and legal announcements,

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<v Speaker 1>and are reported to Congress. The law also contains a

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<v Speaker 1>crucial restriction, no record may be withheld on the basis

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<v Speaker 1>of embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity, including to any

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<v Speaker 1>governmental official, public figure, or a foreign dignitary. Congress wrote

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<v Speaker 1>that sentence transparently to prevent exactly the kind of selective

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<v Speaker 1>redaction critics have accused DOJ being engaging in protecting the

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<v Speaker 1>reputations a well connected people who appear in Epstein's orbit.

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<v Speaker 1>The Commission takes the position that all records that the

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<v Speaker 1>DOJ are withholding subject to EFTA should be released. Truth

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<v Speaker 1>Commission Investigative theory and methodology. The commission's investigative strategy was

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<v Speaker 1>to build its investigation from documents released under the EFTA

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<v Speaker 1>as well as from information that exists within existing archives

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<v Speaker 1>of various institutions, in order to prepare for interviewing or

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<v Speaker 1>hitting with the subpoena individuals based on what information was

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<v Speaker 1>uncovered or provided. This included subpoenas to institutions that would

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<v Speaker 1>have knowledge which could lead the Truth Commission to build

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<v Speaker 1>a body of knowledge surrounding Epstein and his co conspirator's actions.

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<v Speaker 1>Rooted and objective information provided through subpoenas later, the individuals

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<v Speaker 1>connected to the information are likely to be subpoenaed or

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<v Speaker 1>requested later for direct conversations, interviews, or depositions. Thus far,

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<v Speaker 1>the Commission has issued twenty subpoenas. The targets of all

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<v Speaker 1>subpoenas issued, as well as the date of issuance and

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<v Speaker 1>the target response to date, are reflected in the table below.

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<v Speaker 1>New Mexico State Land Office June fifth, twenty twenty six

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<v Speaker 1>response full compliance. New Mexico Governor's Office June eighth, twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty six, Full compliance. New Mexico Attorney General's Office June eighth,

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty six. Partial compliance, New Mexico Department of Public

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<v Speaker 1>Safety June eighth, twenty twenty six. Full compliance. Santa Fe

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<v Speaker 1>County Sheriff's Office June eighth, twenty twenty six, Full compliance,

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<v Speaker 1>Santa Fe Institute June eighth, twenty twenty six, Full compliance.

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<v Speaker 1>New Mexico Department of Health June twelfth, twenty twenty six.

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<v Speaker 1>Full compliance. New Mexico Public Regulation Commission June twelfth, twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty six. Full compliance. New Mexico Regular Tis and Licensing

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<v Speaker 1>Department June twelfth, twenty twenty six. Full compliance. New Mexico

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<v Speaker 1>State Records and Archives June twelfth, twenty twenty six. Full compliance.

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<v Speaker 1>Federal Aviation Administration June twelfth, twenty twenty six. No response.

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<v Speaker 1>United States Attorney's Office USAO New Mexico June twelfth, twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty six. Partial compliance. USAO SDNY June sixteenth, twenty twenty six.

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<v Speaker 1>Compliance refused. USAO SDFL June sixteenth, twenty twenty six, no response.

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<v Speaker 1>Deutsche Bank June twentieth, twenty twenty six. Full compliance. Rolling

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<v Speaker 1>JP Morgan June twentieth, twenty twenty six, no response. USAO

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty six, no response. Of the twenty subpoenas issued,

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<v Speaker 1>ten have been met with full compliance, two have been

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<v Speaker 1>met with partial compliance, and eight have been met with

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<v Speaker 1>refusals to comply or no response at all. The Commission

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<v Speaker 1>has received over one hundred thousand records. In a response

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<v Speaker 1>to all subpoena is issued thus far, the Commission will

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<v Speaker 1>seek enforcement of subpoenas subject to an analysis weighing the

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<v Speaker 1>likelihood of relevant evidence, the availability of evidence from other sources,

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<v Speaker 1>and the availability of investigative resources. Subpoena is issued to

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<v Speaker 1>federal agencies may have been accompanied by requests conforming to

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<v Speaker 1>federal regulatory guidance as required by the US two Week

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<v Speaker 1>versus Reagan three forty US four sixty two, nineteen fifty one.

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<v Speaker 1>Federal agencies to include DOJ, which includes a component US

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<v Speaker 1>Attorney's Office, an FBI, and the US Department of Transportation,

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<v Speaker 1>which includes Federal Aviation Administration, have promulgated regulations, often referred

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<v Speaker 1>to as TUE regulations, governing their response to federal or

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<v Speaker 1>state subpoenas requesting testimony or records. All subpoenas are posted

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<v Speaker 1>to the website www. New Mexico Truth Commission dot com.

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<v Speaker 1>Epstein Zoro Ranch timeline March first, nineteen ninety three. Epstein

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<v Speaker 1>acquires Zoro Ranch, buys the seventy six hundred acre property

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<v Speaker 1>from the family of sitting New Mexico Governor Bruce King,

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<v Speaker 1>holding title through the Zoro Trust. Nineteen ninety six, abuse

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<v Speaker 1>survivors first documented abuse at the ranch. A minor is

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<v Speaker 1>groomed at Zoro Ranch, beginning with unsolicited topless massage. Per

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<v Speaker 1>the Maxwell indictment two thousand and four. Abuse survivors, minor

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<v Speaker 1>flown to the ranch at age fifteen. A victim, Jane Doe,

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<v Speaker 1>is flown to Zoro Ranch and sexually molested per her

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<v Speaker 1>statement at Maxwell's sentencing two thousand and six, abuse survivors.

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<v Speaker 1>Survivors report to the FBI. The FBI interviews a survivor

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<v Speaker 1>who recounts nineteen ninety six interaction with Epstein and Maxwell

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<v Speaker 1>in New York and at Zoro Ranch SDFL investigation. January first,

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<v Speaker 1>two thousand and seven. Gary King takes office as New

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<v Speaker 1>Mexico Attorney General two thousand and seven twenty ten. Jane Doe,

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<v Speaker 1>five traffic to the ranch, alleges in litigation that Epstein

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<v Speaker 1>took her to Zoro Ranch multiple times between two thousand

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<v Speaker 1>and seven and twenty ten and coerced her into sex

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<v Speaker 1>June thirtieth, two thousand and eight, Florida case. Epstein's Florida conviction.

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<v Speaker 1>Convicted in Palm Beach of procuring a person under eighteen

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<v Speaker 1>for prostitution. July twenty one, twenty ten, Florida case released

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<v Speaker 1>from Florida custody. Epstein released from probation parole corrections after

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<v Speaker 1>serving as Florida sentence Epstein and Zoro Ranch timeline twenty

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<v Speaker 1>fifteen to twenty twenty six. January one, twenty fifteen, Hector

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<v Speaker 1>Baldaris office as New Mexico a G. February twenty third,

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<v Speaker 1>twenty eighteen, John C. Anderson, US Attorney sworn in as

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<v Speaker 1>US attorney, the first Democratic New Mexico US attorney documented

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<v Speaker 1>to take any action regarding Epstein. May through July of

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<v Speaker 1>twenty nineteen. Balderis opens investigation. New Mexico Attorney General opens

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<v Speaker 1>a criminal review. By July twenty nineteen, it's deferred to

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<v Speaker 1>SDNY and per the commission never reopened before he left office.

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<v Speaker 1>July eighth, twenty nineteen. Federal case. Epstein's federal indictment returned.

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<v Speaker 1>SDNY grand jury indictment for sex trafficking of minors is unsealed.

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<v Speaker 1>Epstein was arrested two days earlier July sixth, August tenth,

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<v Speaker 1>twenty nineteen, federal case Epstein's death. Epstein dies in federal

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<v Speaker 1>custody at Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York while awaiting trial.

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<v Speaker 1>July second, twenty twenty, Glenn Maxwell's indictment returned Federal Grand

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<v Speaker 1>Jury SGNY indictment charging Maxwell. She's arrested the same month.

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<v Speaker 1>January third, twenty twenty one. US Attorney Frederick fred Federichi

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<v Speaker 1>serves as US Attorney for the District of New Mexico.

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<v Speaker 1>Between John Anderson and Alexander eu Balis December twenty ninth,

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty one, federal case Maxwell's conviction convicted on five

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<v Speaker 1>counts of sex trafficking and related charges, later sentenced twenty

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<v Speaker 1>years May twenty fourth, twenty twenty two. Alexander Eubalis, US attorney,

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<v Speaker 1>New Mexico. Sworn in as US Attorney for the District

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<v Speaker 1>of New Mexico January first, twenty twenty three. Rouald Torres

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<v Speaker 1>takes office as New Mexico A g. April eighteenth, twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty five. Ryan Ellison, US attorney appointed by Attorney General Pambondi,

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<v Speaker 1>sworn in April eighteenth, twenty twenty five never sent it confirmed.

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<v Speaker 1>February sixteenth, twenty twenty five Survivor's Truth Commission established. The

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<v Speaker 1>New Mexico House of Representatives approves House Resolution I by

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<v Speaker 1>a vote of sixty two to zero, creating the Commission

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<v Speaker 1>and directing it to investigate Epstein's activities in New Mexico.

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<v Speaker 1>February nineteenth, twenty twenty six. Ag Torres opens the Epstein investigation.

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<v Speaker 1>The Commission has also had contact with numerous witnesses, potential witnesses,

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<v Speaker 1>potential and actual survivors, and other persons of interest. Of

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<v Speaker 1>these contacts, some were the result of unsolicited emails, in

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<v Speaker 1>person interactions, telephone calls, or text messages. In addition, the Commission,

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<v Speaker 1>either directly or through its hired council, has interviewed or

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<v Speaker 1>engaged with a number of witnesses. Additional witnesses have been

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<v Speaker 1>identified through review of records or based on leads obtained

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<v Speaker 1>through witness interviews. All persons identified in this interim report

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<v Speaker 1>our potential witnesses the Commission may interview or depose. Mission

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<v Speaker 1>Council will endeavor to interview and or to pose witnesses

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<v Speaker 1>as necessary, and try to the extent possible, either through

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<v Speaker 1>voluntary appearance or by means of compulsory process. It's anticipated

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<v Speaker 1>that some of the witnesses will resist the Commission's investigative efforts.

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<v Speaker 1>The Commission expects that formal witness interviews and depositions will

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<v Speaker 1>occur following thorough review an organization of the considerable documentary

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<v Speaker 1>record released under the EFTA and anticipated upon return of

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<v Speaker 1>the commission subpoena. The Truth Commission is following current litigation

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<v Speaker 1>regarding the EFTA, including the recent decision of the U. S.

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<v Speaker 1>District Court for the District of Columbia and Fang versus

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<v Speaker 1>Blanche ordering Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to turn over

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<v Speaker 1>EFTA records and defend redactions. Additionally, Congress has pending legislation

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<v Speaker 1>to allow Epstein's survivors to litigate to release their own

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<v Speaker 1>personal documents provided to the federal DOJ. Addition to watchdog

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<v Speaker 1>external events and possibilities for obtaining greater resources of information

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<v Speaker 1>from the DOJ, Formal interviews and the taking of sworn

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<v Speaker 1>testimony will be sequenced in a manner that best advances

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<v Speaker 1>the Commission's investigative goals. All right, folks, we're gonna wrap

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<v Speaker 1>up right here and in the next episode, we're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>pick up where we left off. All the information that

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<v Speaker 1>goes with this episode can be found in the description box.